Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 06 November 2025

A tragic accident at the Fisheries Department’s Ice Plant in Hut Bay on the afternoon of 5th November has once again brought the issue of workplace safety under scrutiny. A young man, twenty-six-year-old M. Bhaskar Rao, lost his life after falling through the ceiling of the Ice Plant while carrying out electrical wiring work. The incident has led to the registration of a case against the contractor engaged for the work, under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, at Hut Bay Police Station.

According to the First Information Report (FIR No. 0073/2025) registered on the evening of 5th November 2025, the accident occurred between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. The report was lodged by K. Haridas, a 27-year-old resident of Farm Ti

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